Natalia beams. “I do. I have a son, too.”
“I always wanted a little girl.”
“I have good news for you then,” Natalia replies with an easy grin. “Sarra is your granddaughter.”
“I’m a grandmother?” Her brow crinkles before she decides, “That’s nice.”
I step behind a hedge so they won’t see me watching.
“So, that would make you…?” My mother’s lips press together when she can’t find the right words.
“Your daughter-in-law,” Natalia finishes. “I married your son four months ago. You were at the wedding, actually. We had it right here in the garden. You did such a good job designing it that we couldn’t think of anywhere more beautiful.”
My mother fidgets, her mind having a hard time accepting the reality Natalia is laying out for her. Natalia reaches out to squeeze her fingers, and just lik
